Historic houses · Northern Ireland
Prehen House
Prehen House — house in Prehen, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Derry~Londonderry · 2.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Prehen House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Records date its origin to 1759. Heritage designation: Grade A listed building. Address: BT47 2BP. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Prehen, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland". Coordinates: 54.9755°, -7.3464°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Prehen House is a privately owned 18th-century Irish Georgian house at Prehen in County Londonderry. Thought to have been designed by local architect Michael Priestley, it was built in 1740 for Andrew Knox, MP for County Donegal, after he married Prehen heiress Honoria Tomkins two years earlier. Andrew Knox's family owned the house for 170 years. After being seized by the government after the 1914–18 war, Prehen House was brought back into another branch of the Knox family. The Department of the Environment has listed Prehen as a grade A building of national importance. Prehen House is home to one of Ireland's greatest love stories, the legend of Half Hung MacNaghten. The Northern Ireland Tourist Board considers Prehen House one of region's most historic houses. The house has also been a European Heritage Open Days site.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9755, -7.3464
- District
- Derry City and Strabane
- Postcode
- BT47 2BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Foyle
- Established
- 1759
- Nearest railway station
- Derry~Londonderry — 2.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7239921 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Prehen House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Prehen House, Derry - Londonderry - geograph.org.uk - 1037287.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Prehen House?
- Prehen House is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT47 2BP).
- When was Prehen House built?
- Built or established in 1759.
- Is Prehen House a listed building?
- Prehen House is officially recognised as Grade A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Prehen House?
- The nearest railway station is Derry~Londonderry, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT47 2BP.